1-2:30 p.m. ET  |  May 22, 2024

Members: FREE registration and opportunity to earn CPE credits
Non-Members: $174 (registration includes optional 1-year NGMA membership + opportunity to earn CPE credit)

Identifying Fraud and Key Red Flags in Grant Awards and the Role
of Certified Fraud Examiners in Your Anti-Fraud Program
Presented by Iván González and Rebecca Silva, Falcón Sánchez & Associates
and Joseph Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge of the San Juan Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
 
In today’s federal grants funding landscape, the risk of grant fraud has increased significantly, posing an enormous challenge for organizations across all sectors and levels. This webinar provides an overview of fraud and the risks in relation to grant award programs together with expert insights and strategies to identify common red flags and reduce fraud risk.
 
Attendees will gain an understanding of the most common fraud schemes targeting grant and social programs and learn proactive measures to detect and prevent fraud effectively as well as understanding the role of certified fraud examiners in your anti-fraud efforts.

Whether you are new to grants management or looking to enhance your existing fraud prevention programs, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools to protect your organization’s assets and ensure the integrity of your grant management processes.
 
Learning Objectives:

• Identify what constitutes fraud, why people commit fraud, known as Donald R. Cressey’s Fraud Triangle Model, and the differences between internal (occupational) and external fraud.
  

• Relate information about how occupational fraud is affecting the USA, more specifically, the impact it has in the government and the public administration sector.
  

• Recognize common types of frauds that target grant programs, identify key red flags, preventive controls, and measures to promote ethical behavior and integrity by understanding how certified fraud examiners' (CFEs) specialized knowledge and skills can play a crucial role in timely preventing and or detecting fraud schemes.

Participants have the opportunity to earn 1.5 CPE credit  |  Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge

To be awarded the CPE credit, participants must respond to all three of the polling questions posed during the live program.

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